एवं विनाश्य तद्राज्यं स्त्रीगोधनजिघृक्षवः । आवृत्य तस्य नगरीं वज्रबाहोस्तु मागधः
evaṃ vināśya tadrājyaṃ strīgodhanajighṛkṣavaḥ | āvṛtya tasya nagarīṃ vajrabāhostu māgadhaḥ
So verwüsteten sie jenes Reich — gierig nach Frauen und dem Reichtum an Vieh — und die Magadhas umzingelten die Stadt Vajrabāhus.
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: A ravaged countryside; Magadhan forces encircle Vajrabāhu’s city; smoke, frightened citizens, cattle herds being driven; banners and drums of siege.
Greed-driven conquest is portrayed as adharmic; it sets the stage for the righteous duty of defense by the king.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is the encirclement of a royal city in Daśārṇa.
None.